rejection

/rɪˈdʒekʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˈdʒekʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈjek-shən/ (ame, mw)

rejection — noun

  • rejectionsingular
  • rejectionsplural

1. a decision or action that says no to an offer, person, idea, or thing, choosing

1.名詞B1
釋義

a decision or action that says no to an offer, person, idea, or thing, choosing not to have or accept it

例句

The team's rejection of the proposal surprised everyone in the meeting.

rejection + of + noun phrase (the thing refused)

Pim felt hurt by his manager's rejection of his ideas during the discussion.

同義詞
  • refusal

    more direct and often about saying no to a request; less about judging quality or worth

  • dismissal

    suggests treating something as unimportant rather than just declining it

  • veto

    only for formal decisions by a person or body with the power to block something

反義詞
  • acceptance

    the positive response to an offer, application, or idea

  • approval

    official agreement or permission

文法句型

rejection + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Commonly followed by 'of + noun phrase' to specify what is being refused — the thing can be an idea, a proposal, an offer, or a person.

常見錯誤

❌His refusal of the job was rude.
✅His rejection of the job offer was rude.
💡'rejection' is used when an institution or person turns down an application or candidate; 'refusal' is used when a person says no to an offer they have received.

2. a formal notice sent to someone who has applied for a job, school, or program, e

2.名詞B1
釋義

a formal notice sent to someone who has applied for a job, school, or program, explaining that their application has been turned down

例句

Layla opened the envelope and found a rejection from the university she had applied to.

rejection + from + institution

After months of waiting, Rachid finally received a rejection from the publishing house.

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

rejection + from + institution

rejection letter

用法筆記

Often appears as part of compound nouns: rejection letter, rejection slip, rejection notice. In informal speech, people may say 'a rejection' to mean any kind of negative response to an application.

常見錯誤

❌I got a refusal from the college.
✅I got a rejection from the college.
💡when an institution turns down your application, they send a 'rejection'; 'refusal' is what you give when you say no to an offer.

3. a situation where a person is denied the emotional warmth, care, or affection th

3.名詞B2
釋義

a situation where a person is denied the emotional warmth, care, or affection they hope to receive from someone close to them

例句

The child's fear of rejection kept him from trying to make friends at school.

fear of rejection — common psychological collocation

Padma struggled with painful feelings of rejection after her partner ended their relationship.

同義詞
  • ostracism

    more formal and severe — implies being excluded from a group entirely

  • shunning

    suggests deliberate, active avoidance by others

反義詞
  • acceptance

    being welcomed and valued by others

  • affection

    warm feelings and care shown towards someone

文法句型

fear of rejection

feelings of rejection

用法筆記

Frequently appears in psychological and relational contexts: fear of rejection, feelings of rejection, sense of rejection. Distinguish from sense 1 (REFUSAL), which involves decisions about offers or ideas rather than withholding personal affection.

常見錯誤

❌She suffered from family refusal.
✅She suffered from family rejection.
💡for emotional withholding and lack of affection, 'rejection' is the correct word, not 'refusal'.

4. a dangerous reaction by the body's defense system against a transplanted organ o

4.名詞C1
釋義

a dangerous reaction by the body's defense system against a transplanted organ or tissue, attacking it as if it were a foreign invader

例句

The patient's body showed early signs of organ rejection after the kidney transplant.

organ rejection — fixed medical collocation

Doctors gave Christopher strong drugs to prevent his immune system from causing rejection.

同義詞

文法句型

organ rejection

risk of rejection

用法筆記

Always used in medical contexts. Common collocations include: organ rejection, transplant rejection, acute rejection (sudden and severe), and chronic rejection (slow and long-term). The verb form 'reject' is also standard in medicine: 'the body rejected the organ.'

常見錯誤

❌The body refused the organ.
✅The body rejected the organ.
💡in medicine, 'rejection' and 'reject' are the standard technical terms; 'refuse' is not used for the immune response.